ALAN HENRY Water lightly stained; 85–91 degrees; 6.45’ low. Black bass are good on topwaters and weightless soft plastics early, later switching to spinnerbaits and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.
AMISTAD Water clear; 80–84 degrees; 6.76’ low. Black bass are very good on topwaters, soft plastics, jigs, and drop shots. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on cheesebait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are very good on trotlines baited with live perch. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.
ARROWHEAD Water turbid; 84–89 degrees; 8.08’ low. Black bass are fair on topwaters, squarebill crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Blue catfish are good on juglines with cut shad.
ATHENS Water clear, 84–88 degrees; 4.94’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged worms, shakyheads and Carolina rigs – midday concentrate on deeper brush piles. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait.
BASTROP Water clear; 75–78 degrees. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits, soft plastics, and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp, minnows, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
BELTON Water murky; 80–84 degrees; 10.77’ low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are good on white Riversides at night under lights. White bass are good on white Riversides at night under lights. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on hot dogs and summer sausage. Yellow catfish are good on live perch.
BOB SANDLIN Water lightly stained; 84–89 degrees; 8.28’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged worms and football jigs off ledges and in brush piles. Shallow crankbaits have produced as well. Crappie are good on live minnows. White bass are good on Humdingers and topwaters. Catfish are fair to good on trotlines or juglines with Redneck’s Catfish Bait Soap.
BRAUNIG Water clear. Black bass are fair on minnows. Striped bass are good on down rigging silver spoons near the dam. Redfish are fair on perch, shad, and silver spoons. Channel catfish are good on liver, shrimp, and stinkbait near the dam. Blue catfish are slow.
BRIDGEPORT Water clear; 83–89 degrees; 13.63’ low. Black bass are good on shallow running crankbaits in shad patterns and Texas rigged Jackall Sasuteki Craws around main lake docks. Best docks in 12–15’. Skinny Dipper swimbaits in the same areas are effective. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid stripers are good on slabs. Channel catfish are fair on cut and prepared bait.
BROWNWOOD Water clear; 16.36’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon Bass Hogg spinnerbaits and green pumpkin Trickster Worms over brush piles in 12–18 feet. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies off lighted docks at night. Crappie are good on minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on cut bait and stinkbait over baited holes. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with perch.
BUCHANAN Water clear; 75–79 degrees; 31.73’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red Whacky Sticks, Pop–R’s, and shad flukes along ledges in 5–15 feet early. Striped bass are fair on plastic swim baits on the surface early, and drifting live bait from Lighthouse Point to the dam. White bass are slow and small trolling Shad Raps and jigging plastic swim baits through shad schools along the river channel. Crappie are fair on pink/white and chartreuse Curb’s crappie jigs and live minnows. Channel catfish are good on liver and stinkbait. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on rod/reel, juglines and trotlines baited with goldfish and perch upriver.
CADDO Water stained; 84–89 degrees; 1.62’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rig creature baits, shallow crankbaits around isolated cover early as well. White bass are fair on slabs. Yellow bass are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.
CALAVERAS Water clear. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on spoons and striper jigs near the dam and the crappie wall. Redfish are fair down rigging silver and gold spoons. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on cheesebait and shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
CANYON LAKE Water clear; 76–80 degrees; 8.46’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red Whacky Sticks and JDC Skip–N–Pop topwaters along grassy banks early and late, and on drop shot Devil’s Tongues along break lines and ledges. Striped bass are fair trolling crankbaits over and around humps, and jigging 1oz. Pirk Minnows at daylight. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are fair on smoke JDC grubs and 3/16oz. pumpkin Curb’s jigs in 15–25 feet early. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are good on live bait.
CEDAR CREEK Water lightly stained; 83–88 degrees; 6.73’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rig worms, shaky heads and finesse jigs around docks – best action is in early morning with deep brush piles producing throughout the day on Carolina rigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid stripers are good on live shad. Crappie are fair to good on minnows. Catfish are fair drifting cut shad.
CHOKE CANYON Water clear; 77–80 degrees; 10.81’ low. Black bass are fair on minnows and watermelon spinnerbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on frozen shrimp and punchbait. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch.
COLEMAN Water clear; 75–79 degrees; 15.79’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and soft plastics. Hybrid striper are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel catfish are good on stinkbait, nightcrawlers, and liver. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLETO CREEK Water fairly clear; 3.79’ low. Black bass are fair on minnows and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp, liver, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines and juglines baited with live perch in 15–30 feet.
COLORADO CITY 15.79’ low. No report available.
CONROE Water fairly clear; 79–82 degrees; 5.91’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon Carolina rigged soft plastics and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are fair on live minnows and chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait and liver.
COOPER Water lightly stained; 84–88 degrees; 10.83’ low. Black bass are good on medium crankbaits and Texas rig worms throughout the day. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair to good on Sassy Shad and live shad. Catfish are good on prepared bait and cut bait.
FAIRFIELD Fishing has been slow since the fish kill in September of 2010. TPWD has discontinued stocking the lake after another kill in early September 2011. Redfish and black bass survived the kill in limited numbers.
FALCON Water clear; 84–88 degrees. Black bass are good on large worms and jigs in 10–12 feet. Striped bass are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on stinkbait, shrimp, and cut bait. Yellow catfish are slow. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.
FAYETTE Water clear. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut shad, liver, and shrimp over baited holes.
FORK Water fairly clear; 83–88 degrees; 6.76’ low. Black bass are good on 3/4oz. football head jigs with LFT Hyper Freak trailers, Carolina rigs, and deep diving crankbaits in deeper water along main lake humps, drops and brush piles, Good shallow bite early on topwaters and soft plastics with reports of squarebill crankbaits and Chatterbaits producing around shallow timber. Reports of fish schooling mid day around bridges. The night bite has been good after midnight. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared bait.
FT. PHANTOM HILL Water clear; 86–89 degrees; 9.2’ low. Black bass are fair on topwaters early and late, and midday on shallow running shad pattern crankbaits, Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are fair to good on Humdingers. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
GIBBONS CREEK Water clear. Black bass are good on pumpkinseed Carolina rigged soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait and liver.
GRANBURY Water clear; 77–81 degrees; 6.84’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and spinnerbaits, and on chartreuse soft plastics. Striped bass are fair on silver spoons. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, nightcrawlers, and live bait.
GRANGER Water clear; 82–85 degrees; 4.66’ low. Black bass are fair on shad rap crankbaits upriver around flooded timber and around shallow main lake points. White bass are good on slab spoons over humps and ridges. Crappie are very good on chartreuse tube jigs in 6–12 feet. Blue catfish are good on juglines baited with Zote soap. Yellow catfish are slow.
GRAPEVINE Water clear; 83–87 degrees; 4.17’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged worms, finesse jigs, and topwaters along main lake points. Baitfish concentrating at mouths of creeks and pockets. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on topwaters and Rat–L–Traps. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut shad.
GREENBELT Water stained; 86–91 degrees; 36’ low. Black bass are fair on topwaters early, later switching to squarebill crankbaits and Texas rigs fished off points. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. White bass are fair on slabs. Smallmouth bass are fair on spoons and orange crankbaits. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait.
HOUSTON COUNTY Water clear; 83–87 degrees; 2.98’ low. Black bass to 7 pounds are good on watermelon spinnerbaits and Texas rigged soft plastic worms on the south side of the lake in 8 feet. Crappie are very good on minnows at night. Red ear bream are good on live worms over grass beds. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch in 15 feet.
HUBBARD CREEK 86–89 degrees; 14.21’ low. Black bass are good on Yellow Magics, Texas rigs and weightless flukes. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows over brush piles. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.
JOE POOL Water clear; 84–88 degrees; 3.30’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigs, medium crankbaits and jigs. Deep brush piles are best later in day. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared baits.
LAKE O' THE PINES Water lightly stained; 84–89 degrees; 3.42’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigs and shallow crankbaits, switching to jigs later in the day off brush piles. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad.
LAVON Water lightly stained; 83–88 degrees; 11.72’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rig creature baits, topwaters and squarebill crankbaits. Shallow bite is good early. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around bridge columns. Catfish are good on cut shad and nightcrawlers.
LBJ Water fairly clear; 78–82 degrees; 0.27’ low. Black bass are fair on blue flake Whacky Sticks, watermelon Curb’s Erratic jigs, and Texas rigged soft plastic worms around docks and lay downs in 5–15 feet early. Striped bass are good on Spoiler Shads and Li’l Fishies at night. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies at night. Crappie are fair to good on chartreuse tube jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on nightcrawlers, liver, and stinkbait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with goldfish and perch.
LEWISVILLE Water clear; 83–87 degrees; 6.10’ low. Black bass are good on shallow running crankbaits, Skinny Dipper swimbaits and swim jigs along the rip rap near dam. Shallow bite is improving. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid stripers are fair on slabs and Sassy Shad. Catfish are good on prepared bait.
LIVINGSTON Water fairly clear; 81–85 degrees; 3.43’ low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits and soft plastic worms. Striped bass are good but small on Rat–L–Traps, slabs, and crankbaits. White bass are fair on troll tubes and pet spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
MACKENZIE Water stained; 85–89 degrees; 84.5’ low. No report available.
MARTIN CREEK Water fairly clear; 10.80’ low. No report available.
MEREDITH Water fairly clear; 86–89 degrees; 95.51’ low. No report available.
MONTICELLO Water fairly clear; 86–90 degrees; .19’ high. Black bass are good on shallow crankbaits, chatterbaits and Texas rigged worms. Concentrate on deeper creek channels for best results later in the day. Shallow bite is best early in the morning with occasional schooling noted. No reports on crappie. No reports on catfish.
NASWORTHY No report available.
NAVARRO MILLS Water stained; 78–82 degrees; 3.75’ low. Black bass to 2 pounds are good on minnows from docks. White bass are fair near the dam early. Crappie are good on minnows around structure in 13–14 feet. Channel catfish are fair on stinkbait and shrimp. Blue catfish are good on trotlines and juglines baited with perch. Yellow catfish are slow.
O.H. IVIE Water stained; 85–90 degrees; 35.04’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Yellow Magics early, later switching to shallow running crankbaits, chrome Rat–L–Traps and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on Rooster Tails. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.
OAK CREEK Water stained; 85–89 degrees; 12.98’ low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs, weightless flukes and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
PALESTINE Water lightly stained; 83–88 degrees; 5.74’ low. Black bass are good on shallow crankbaits, spinnerbaits and bladed jigs. Shallow bite improving. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Hybrid stripers are fair on slabs, Sassy Shad and live shad. White bass are fair to good on slabs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait.
PALO DURO Water off color; 86–89 degrees; 41.68’ low. No report available.
POSSUM KINGDOM Water stained; 84–89 degrees; 8.43’ low. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to weightless Senkos, Texas rigs and shallow running crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs and Road Runners. Striped bass are fair to good on live shad. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
PROCTOR Water stained; 80–83 degrees; 11.29’ low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are fair on silver spoons. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and liver. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait.
RAY HUBBARD Water fairly clear; 83–87 degrees; 5.83’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged creature baits and squarebill crankbaits. Some reports of Rat–L–Traps catching numbers. Topwaters early around rip rap are producing. Crappie are fair on minnows and Road Runners. White bass are excellent on humps in 17–23 feet with hybrids mixed in. Catfish are good on prepared baits.
RAY ROBERTS Water clear; 82–86 degrees; 4.29’ low. Black bass are fair on Pop Rs early, later switching to shallow running cranks around the edge of grass and points with rock. Crappie are very good on jigs and minnows in brush in 20–25 feet. White bass are good on chartreuse/white slabs bounced in 30–35 feet on deep humps and ridges. No report on catfish.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS Water fairly clear; 83–89 degrees; 7.03’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged worms, deep crankbaits and football jigs. Shakyheads around the deeper docks later in the day. White bass are fair on slabs and live shad. Hybrid stripers are fair on slabs and live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.
SAM RAYBURN Water lightly stained; 78–82 degrees; 12.57’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon crankbaits and spinnerbaits. White bass are fair on spoons over humps. Crappie are fair on minnows over baited holes. Bream are fair on nightcrawlers. Catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait and stinkbait.
SOMERVILLE Water murky; 79–83 degrees; 9.65’ low. Black bass are good but small on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Perch are good on worms. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and cut shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
SPENCE 83.48’ low. No report available.
STAMFORD 2.08’ low. No report available.
STEINHAGEN 1.18’ high. No report available.
STILLHOUSE Water stained; 78–82 degrees; 16.38’ low. Black bass are good on crankbaits, minnows, and Rat–L–Traps. White bass are good on crankbaits and slabs. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.
SWEETWATER Water murky; 85–89 degrees; 12.56’ low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs, Rat–L–Traps and shallow to medium running crankbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.
TAWAKONI Water fairly clear; 83–89 degrees; 6.31’ low. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to black/blue Firewater 1/2oz jigs, Texas rigged blue fleck worms and squarebill crankbaits. Bladed jigs are producing on windier days. Crappie are fair on 1/16oz. curl tail grubs and small minnows on docks, bridge pilings and deep timber. White bass are excellent on white SSS Slabs and tailspins – schooling on points early and late. Striped bass and hybrid striper are good on 4” to 6” white or shad pattern Sassy Shad in the shallows early then suspending deep during the day – drifting live bait is also producing. Catfish are excellent in deep water drifting cut bait and fresh shad.
TEXOMA Water fairly clear; 83–88 degrees; 7.25’ low. The lake is currently experiencing an outbreak of Blue–Green Algae. Please check http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat...l/lakes/texoma prior to planning a trip to Texoma. All contact with water for people and animals is prohibited. Boating is allowed, but boaters are cautioned to reduce their speed because the spray caused by higher speeds can be dangerous if inhaled.
TOLEDO BEND Water stained; 76–80 degrees; 11.28’ low. Black bass are fair on topwaters and watermelon soft plastic worms early and late. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Bream are good on crickets and nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with shrimp and perch. Yellow catfish are slow.
TRAVIS Water stained; 80–83 degrees; 51.35’ low. Black bass are fair on white grubs and chartreuse worms in 15–25 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on smoke grubs and jigging spoons. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut perch. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG Water stained. Black bass are fair on small spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on minnows, shrimp, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
WEATHERFORD Water fairly clear; 83–88 degrees; 7.29’ low. Black bass are good on shallow crankbaits, shakyheads and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and cut shad. White bass are fair on slabs and live minnows.
WHITE RIVER Water stained; 86–89 degrees; 22.69’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.
WHITNEY Water stained; 78–81 degrees; 15.95’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse Rat–L–Traps, spinnerbaits, and deep running crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on green striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows early and late. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on shrimp and liver.
WRIGHT PATMAN Water lightly stained; 83–89 degrees; 3.54’ high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged worms, medium crankbaits and chatterbaits. Concentrate on deeper water later in the day. Carolina rigs are producing on brush piles. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and prepared bait.